Leo Butler

Leo Butler (b. Sheffield, 1974) is a British playwright. His plays have been staged, among others, by the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. His plays have been published by A & C Black. His 2001 play Redundant won the George Devine Award. Between 2005 and 2014 he was Playwriting Tutor for the Royal Court Young Writers Programme.

• Decades (2016) premiered at the Ovalhouse theatre, produced and performed by the BRIT School, directed by Eva Sampson.
• Boy (2016) premiered at the Almeida Theatre, directed by Sacha Wares
• Sixty-Nine (2012) premiered at The Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, directed by Donnacadh O'Briain
• Alison! : A Rock Opera (2012) co-written with Dan Persad premiered at King's Head Theatre, directed by Nick Bagnall
• Juicy Fruits (2011) produced by Paines Plough, premiered at Oran Mor, directed by George Perrin
• Faces In The Crowd (2008) premiered at Royal Court Theatre, directed by Clare Lizzimore
• I'll Be The Devil (2008) produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, premiered at Tricycle Theatre, directed by Ramin Gray
• Airbag (2007) a collaboration with Nigerian choreographer Anthony Odey, premiered as a Rough Cut at the Royal Court Theatre
• Heroes (2007) premiered by touring with the National Theatre, directed by Samantha Potter
• The Early Bird (2006) premiered at Queen's Theatre in the Belfast Festival, directed by Rachel O'Riordan
• Lucky Dog (2004) premiered at Royal Court Theatre, directed by James Macdonald
• Devotion (2002) produced by Theatre Centre premiered at Redbridge Drama Centre, directed by Liam Steel
• Redundant (2001) premiered at Royal Court Theatre, directed by Dominic Cooke
• Made of Stone (2000) premiered as part of the Young Writers' Festival at Royal Court Theatre, directed by Deborah Bruce

• Vannozzi, Debbie. "Decades by Leo Butler - Ovalhouse". 
• "Boy". Almeida Theatre. Retrieved 2016-01-19. 
• "Sixty-Nine", Pleasence, Courtyard, 2012 
• "Alison! A Rock Opera", King's Head Theatre, 2012 
• "Juicy Fruits", Oran Mor, 2011 
• "Faces In The Crowd", Royal Court Theatre, 2008 
• "I'll Be The Devil", Tricycle Theatre, 2008 
• "Leo Butler". 
• http://d1wf8hd6ovssje.cloudfront.net/documents/Heroes_wkpk.pdf
• "PlayographyIreland - The Early Bird". 
• "Lucky Dog", Royal Court Theatre, 2004 
• "Devotion - Shows - Theatre Centre". 
• "Redundant", Royal Court Theatre, 2001 

• Self Made (2011 documentary) co-written with Gillian Wearing, UK Film Council/Northen Film & Media, premiered at the London Film Festival 2011.

• "Self Made", UK Film Council, 2011